Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Play and literacy in early childhood Play and literacy in early childhood James F. Christie,Kathy Roskos "This volume brings together studies, research syntheses, and critical commentaries that examine play-literacy relationships from cognitive, ecological, and cultural perspectives. The cognitive view … OL20544765W
The making of literate societies The making of literate societies Nancy Torrance,David R. Olson This volume, a result of a policy forum of educational psychologists, sociologists, policy makers and field workers, aims to highlight the role of literacy in social development and the directions th… OL20616339W
Literacy and bilingualism Literacy and bilingualism Margaret M. Harrington,Mar¡a Estela Brisk,Maria Brisk This handbook applies proven techniques, derived from bilingual/bicultural classrooms, to teaching literacy in the twenty-first century. Its goal is to help teachers increase their understanding of b… OL2666512W
Misreading Masculinity Misreading Masculinity Thomas Newkirk "In this book Tom Newkirk takes an up-close and personal look at elementary boys and their relationship to sports, movies, video games, and other venues of popular culture. Unlike the alarmists, he s… OL2722806W